Who should raise Harry (was Sudden Thought re: the Dursleys)

[monika at darwin.inka.de]

No: HPFGUIDX 11316

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., sashibuya at h... wrote:

> Several questions to ponder while waiting for book five, then. :) 
> Did Dumbledore know about the switch from Sirius to Pettigrew? If 
> so, then there would be no need to warn Hagrid about Sirius. 
> It also sounds as if Hagrid wasn't given much in the way of 
> instruction from Dumbledore other than to get there and find Harry. 
> If McGonagall did have any idea about the whole Fidelius charm 
> thing, wouldn't she say something when Hagrid mentioned Sirius 
> (about the  motorcycle)? There would probably be no reason for not
> telling Hagrid then. 

I think the Fidelius Charm is something that is done as secretely
as you can. *Very* few people seem to know about it. Dumbledore knew
it because he proposed to be the Potter's Secret-Keeper himself. I
think you also have to register the charm with the ministry (like
the animagus transformation). McGonagall almost certainly didn't know
about it. And Dumbledore didn't know about the switch, nor did the
ministry. This was Sirius' "clever" idea he paid so hard for. If
Dumbledore had known about the switch, he wouldn't have allowed
Crouch to send Sirius to Azkaban without a trial, or at least he
would have tried to get him out, but he did *nothing* of the sort.
Even Lupin didn't know about the switch, since Sirius suspected him
to be Voldemort's spy. 

Maybe Dumbledore didn't warn Hagrid about Sirius because he didn't
think he would meet him at the Potter's house. If you have just
murdered your best friends, you won't usually stay put and wait until
the police (or the hit wizards) get you.

Monika